Hanukkah is celebrated in honor of the victory of ancient Jewish warriors and the divine miracle that allowed a small amount of oil to burn in the menorah of the liberated temple for a full eight days.

Department for the Promotion of Aliya co-organized the event where thousands of people in New York City’s Times Square viewed an empty Shabbat table set for 224 people, symbolizing the 224 hostages held captive by the terrorist group Hamas.

Marina Rosenberg Koritny, Head of the World Zionist Organization Department for the Promotion of Aliyah Ten years ago, in October 2015, at the 37th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, a decision was made to create the Department for the Promotion of Aliyah — a structure that would breathe new life into the Zionist idea.